On Becoming a Great Leader
How to focus on your strengths and excel!
Working with people brings out the best and worst in all of us. For some reason, there is always an area that we can improve on; work sometimes feels like a constant reminder of what you are “not” good at. That’s great if you want to expand your comfort zone and expand.
However, what would it be like to focus on your strengths?
The StrengthFinder test, originally written by Donal Clifton, determines 34 leadership themes that are categorized into 4 areas of expertise:
- Executive
- Influencing
- Relationship Building
- Strategic
“If you focus on people’s weaknesses, they lose confidence.”
T. Rath & B. Conchie
To understand where your strengths lie, we invite you to check out the corresponding worksheet below with a quick intro to the leadership themes.
Alternatively, check out the explanatory video from Callibrain.
**Quick peek into our WORKSHEET**
Putting it into practice
_Quickies 5min
Make a choice- Focus or Expand?
When it comes to developing yourself as a person and in your professional role, you will have to make a decision whether you want to become better at what you already know (building on your strengths), or if you would like to expand your comfort zone (step into new areas).
For a quick start, choose a category,
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Executive |
Achiever, Arranger, Belief, Consistency, Deliberative, Discipline, Focus, Responsibility and Restorative |
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Influencing |
Activator, Command, Communication, Competition, Maximizer, Self-Assurance, Significance and Woo |
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Relationship Building |
Adaptability, Developer, Connectedness, Empathy, Harmony, Includer, Individualization, Positivity and Relator |
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Strategic |
Analytical, Context, Futuristic, Ideation, Input, Intellection, Learner and Strategic |
_Take it further!
…take it further and deepen the learning by doing the exercises suggested on our worksheet related to leadership, communication & motivation, here.
Always keen to know how you are getting on!
Maike
MAIKE STOLTE
Executive Coach. Consultant. Trainer. Facilitator.
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